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Boeing will relocate the headquarters for its Missile Defense Systems (MDS) division from Arlington, Va., to the company's facilities in Huntsville, starting immediately. The move will ensure MDS remains aligned with its government customers, while adding to Boeing's presence in the Huntsville community. Initially, Boeing will shift division management and support functions, such as Human ... read more 
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) May 16, 2009A suspected US missile strike killed at least 25 people in a remote tribal area of northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border on Saturday, security officials said. There were no reported high-value targets killed in the strike at Kahisur village in North Waziristan, a known hub of Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants. A suspected drone slammed two missiles into a compound, where militants were ... more
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Washington (AFP) May 15, 2009US Defense Secretary Robert Gates describes his job sending young soldiers off to war as a "painful thing" in a television interview to be broadcast on Sunday. "The truth of the matter is, being secretary of war in a time of war is a very painful thing," Gates told the CBS network's "60 Minutes" program, which released excerpts of the interview. "How can you like a job when you go to Wal ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 16, 2009President Barack Obama has revived Bush-era military tribunals for top Guantanamo Bay terror suspects that he once branded a "failure," but proposed new rules on evidence and detainee rights. Rights campaigners reacted angrily, warning the move would prolong the "injustice" of the war on terror camp, days after Obama dismayed some backers by deciding to oppose the release of photos of Iraq a ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 17, 2009Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the US on Sunday ahead of his maiden meeting with President Barack Obama amid divisions over Middle East peacemaking and Iran's nuclear ambitions. The hawkish premier, who wants a "fresh" approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, will unveil in the White House meeting on Monday his long-awaited policy for regional peace focused on cou ... more  
Seoul (AFP) May 17, 2009North Korea on Sunday accused US President Barack Obama of following the same "hostile" path as his predecessor toward the communist state, amid continuing tensions between the two sides. US-North Korean relations have remained strained over Pyongyang's decision to boycott nuclear disarmament talks, its launch of a long-range rocket in April and its detention of two American journalists. ... more |
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Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AIWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 A coalition spanning US conservative figure Steve Bannon, progressives, labor unions and faith groups announced Wednesday a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence, framing the effort as a pushback against what they called Silicon Valley's reckless deployment of AI. ... more 
Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP saysWalldorf, Germany (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China. ... more 
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Berlin (AFP) May 16, 2009The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei called any possible Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities an "insane" move, in an interview with a German magazine. "Attacking Iran would be insane," ElBaradei, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told Der Spiegel in an interview to appear Monday. "This would trigger an explosion across the whole re ... more 
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) May 18, 2009Lockheed Martin completed a successful System Design Review (SDR) with the Canadian Navy, marking a major milestone toward modernizing the combat systems on the Navy's 12 Halifax-class multi-mission frigates. The SDR, a government-mandated review of a contractor's progress and planning for all elements of a program, covered in detail all of Lockheed Martin's plans for shipboard systems, tr ... more  
Minneapolis MN (SPX) May 18, 2009Alliant Techsystems, the U.S. Navy, and the Italian Air Force successfully fired an AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake on April 13, 2009. The firing marks the fifth consecutive successful AARGM live fire in the program's System Development and Demonstration (SD and D) phase and continues AARGM's progression toward Independent Oper ... more 
Kabul (AFP) May 16, 2009The Afghan defence ministry confirmed Saturday that an investigation appointed by President Hamid Karzai found that 140 civilians were killed in an incident involving US air strikes last week. The team's finding had already been given to reporters by Afghan officials but the ministry's statement was the first official announcement. It was released after being presented to Karzai on Friday. ... more |
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